Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI)

Mr. Leduc shares his experience of serving with the platoon responsible for clearing minefields in Vernon, BC.

Mr. Leduc explains the training process and the need for soldiers to identify and relate their training to active service.

Mr. Grossinger talks about a close call while investigating a wedding.

Mr. Grossinger talks about how they made sure that everybody in the village never went hungry and that they were protected.

Mr. Grossinger talks about rules of engagement and how they affect you in a dangerous area. He tells how the rules of engagement did not help when all he could do was sit back and listen to screaming then a shot. How the rules let him down and the people.

Mr. Grossinger talks about going to battle school and how it prepared you for combat.

Mr. Grossinger talks about being on the offence in Afghanistan instead of waiting for something to happen.

Mr. Grossinger talks about the nightmares and flashbacks he has had and how it has affected his life, after the war in Afghanistan.

By late summer of 1951, the PPCLI had moved north of the 38th parallel and the fighting had become a static war. Mr. Nickerson describes the fortifications that were constructed at this point in the war.

Generally, fear was not a topic of discussion in the trench at the front line. But, according to Mr. Nickerson, it was very much a part of everyone's experience.